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V.C. Andrews, author of the phenomenally successful Dollanganger series, has created a fascinating new cast of characters in this haunting story of love and deceit, innocence and betrayal, and the suffocating power of parental love. Audrina Adare wanted so to be as good as her sister. She... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Audrina Adelle Adare: Audrina is the main character of the novel. She is the daughter of Damian and Lucietta Adare, the sister of Sylvia, and the half-sister of Vera.
- Aunt Mercy Marie: Aunt Mercy Marie is the aunt of Lucietta and Ellsbeth Whitefern
- Arden Nelson Lowe: Arden is the son of Billie Lowe.
- Billie Lowe: Billie is Arden's mother.
- Damian Jonathan Adare: Damian is Lucietta's husband and the father of Audrina, Vera, and Sylvia.
- Ellsbeth Whitefern: Ellsbeth is Lucietta's sister and the mother of Vera.
- Lucietta "Lucky" Whitefern Adare: Lucietta is Ellsbeth's sister, Damian's wife, and the mother of Audrina and Sylvia.
- Sylvia Adare: Sylvia is Damian and Lucietta's daughter, Audrina's sister, and Vera's half-sister.
- Vera Adare: Vera is the illegitimate daughter of Ellsbeth and Damian. She is the half-sister of Audrina and Sylvia. She is very frail and sickly.
- Papa: Add a description of this character.
- Momma
- Christopher
- Lamar Rensdale: Vera's lover
- Cathy
- Ellie
- Arden Lowe
- Carrie
- Damian Adare
- Mrs. Allismore
First Sentence edit
There was something strange about the house where I grew up.
Table of Contents edit
Part One
1. Whitefern
2. In the Cupola
3. The Rocking Chair
4. Tuesday Teatime
5. Lions and Lambs
6. Arden Lowe
7. Competition
8. The Nightmare in Daylight
Part Two
9. Music Begins Again
10. Wishes Come True
11. Billie
12. Almost a Normal Life
13. Sylvia
14. Sisters
15. Solving Dilemmas
16. A Long Day's Journey
17. I Take Thee, Arden
Part Three
18. Home Again
19. A Second Life
20. Breaking Through
21. Again Upon a Rainy Day
22. Last Rites
23. The Secret of Wind Chimes
24. The First Audrina
25. Papa's Story
26. The Last Spin of the Web
Authors & Contributors edit
- V. C. Andrews (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Poseidon Press
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1982
ISBN: 0671443275
Page Count: 366
Publisher: Poseidon Press
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1982
ISBN: 0671443275
Page Count: 366
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